FSK.online Membership

A membership with FSK.online offers extensive protection for an entire provider’s web presence against sanctions and fines without the need for prior content review. In addition, members receive ongoing consultation and support in ensuring their online services comply with legal requirements and in further developing their web offerings.

With the FSK.online Quality Seal, members can inform users of their websites that youth protection regulations are being observed, while also offering a professional point of contact for youth protection issues via the FSK.online complaints office.

 Benefits of FSK.online Membership

  • Extensive protection against sanctions and fines for the entire web presence without prior content review
  • Ongoing consultation on the legal compliance and further development of web services
  • Quality Seal informing users about compliance with youth protection regulations
  • FSK.online complaints office as a contact point for users

Youth Protection Officer Services

If you operate an online service with content that may impair the development of minors, you are legally required to appoint a Youth Protection Officer (Jugendschutzbeauftragte/r). Violations may result in significant fines.

FSK.online assists in fulfilling these legal obligations and provides continuous guidance for youth-compliant content design.

  • Fulfilling legal obligations under § 7 of the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media (JMStV)
  • Expertise in youth protection assessment and legal/technical implementation
  • No need to hire internal staff
  • Complaint management
  • Customized solutions for your company
  • Staff training
  • Legal certainty and protection from fines
  • Reliable and ongoing consultation

Training

You want to ensure your website complies with youth protection regulations, get an overview of youth media protection in Germany, act as a Youth Protection Officer yourself, or train your team?

FSK offers practical training for companies that want to legally distribute youth-relevant content across websites, social media, mobile apps, and more.

Legally, companies must appoint a Youth Protection Officer if they run web offerings with potentially harmful content for children—like trailers not rated “0 and up.” This function can also be filled by trained in-house employees.

FSK.online’s Youth Protection Officer training provides participants with a foundational certificate required for legal recognition.